Interchangeable fan assembly for cold-air inflatable displays

Abstract

An inflatable display that has an interchangeable fan assembly in a position on the inflatable figure that allows optimum airflow into the display. One interchangeable fan assembly can be used for a plurality of inflatable figures by detaching the interchangeable fan assembly from the receiving opening on one figure and attaching it to the same on another figure with a compatible receiving opening.

1. A cold-air inflatable display comprising:
 a permeable fabric forming an inflatable figure with a hollow body; 
 an interchangeable fan assembly for continuously-blowing air into said hollow body, said fan assembly comprising at least one fan, a housing for said fan secured to a piece of fabric having a male securing device disposed along a border of said standard-sized fabric for receipt by a female securing device disposed along a border of a receiving opening joining said fan assembly to said permeable fabric through said receiving opening positioned on said hollow body above a surface-touching bottom to allow optimum airflow through said fan into said hollow body; 
 a lighting arrangement extending through an interior portion of said hollow body, comprising a power cord, at least one light fixture, including a light bulb with a protective cover, secured to said power cord and an electrical connector disposed at an end of said power cord mating with a second electrical connector extending from said fan assembly; and 
 a second power cord extending from said fan for connection to a power source; 
 wherein said interchangeable fan assembly is a lightweight assembly elevated above said surface-touching bottom of said hollow body without a base support and without distorting said figure when said cold-air inflatable display is inflated. 
 
   
   
     2. The cold-air inflatable display of  claim 1 , further comprising three fans. 
   
   
     3. The cold-air inflatable display of  claim 1 , wherein said receiving opening has the same dimensions as the corresponding dimensions of said fan assembly. 
   
   
     4. The cold-air inflatable display of  claim 1 , further comprising a zipper system having a male securing zipper and a female securing zipper for joining said fan assembly to said permeable fabric. 
   
   
     5. The cold-air inflatable display of  claim 1 , further comprising a fastening frame for securing said housing of said fan to said piece of fabric. 
   
   
     6. A cold-air inflatable display, comprising:
 a permeable fabric forming an inflatable figure with a hollow body; 
 an interchangeable fan assembly for continuously-blowing air into said hollow body, said fan assembly comprising at least one fan, a housing for said fan, a securing device disposed along a border of said housing for joining said fan assembly to said permeable fabric through a receiving opening positioned on said hollow body above a surface-touching bottom of said hollow body; and 
 a lighting arrangement extending through an interior portion of said hollow body, comprising a power cord connected to said fan and at least one lighting element secured to said power cord; 
 wherein said interchangeable fan assembly is a lightweight assembly elevated above said surface-touching bottom of said hollow body without a base support and without distorting said figure when said cold-air inflatable display is inflated. 
 
   
   
     7. The cold-air inflatable display of  claim 6 , further comprising an electrical connector disposed at an end of said power cord mating with a second electrical connector extending from said fan assembly. 
   
   
     8. The cold-air inflatable display of  claim 6 , further comprising three fans. 
   
   
     9. The cold-air inflatable display of  claim 6 , wherein said receiving opening has the same dimensions as the corresponding dimensions of said fan assembly. 
   
   
     10. The cold-air inflatable display of  claim 6 , further comprising a zipper system having a male securing zipper and female securing zipper for joining said fan assembly to said permeable fabric. 
   
   
     11. The cold-air inflatable display of  claim 6 , further comprising a fastening frame for securing said housing of said fan to said fabric. 
   
   
     12. A method for interchanging a fan assembly for cold-air inflatable displays, comprising:
 unfastening a border of an interchangeable fan assembly from a permeable fabric along a receiving opening positioned on a first cold-air inflatable display above a surface-touching bottom of said display, said interchangeable fan assembly is a lightweight assembly elevated above said surface-touching bottom without a base support and without distorting said first cold-air inflatable display when said first cold-air inflatable display is inflated; 
 removing an electrical connector extending from a fan of said interchangeable fan assembly from a second electrical connector of a power cord of a lighting arrangement of said first cold-air inflatable display; 
 connecting said electrical connector to a second power cord of a second lighting arrangement of a second cold-air inflatable display; and 
 fastening said border of said interchangeable fan assembly to a second permeable fabric along a second receiving opening positioned on said second cold-air inflatable display above a surface-touching bottom of said display, said interchangeable fan assembly is a lightweight assembly elevated above said surface-touching bottom without a base support and without distorting said second cold-air inflatable display when said second cold-air inflatable display is inflated. 
 
   
   
     13. The method of  claim 12 , wherein said unfastening step comprises unzipping a male securing zipper from a female securing zipper along said receiving opening and said fastening step comprises zipping said male securing zipper together with a second female securing zipper along a second receiving opening.